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yi pi or chair cover
19th Century
Two lions playing with balls are embroidered on red silk satin. Between the lions a square framed band of metallic weft faced black satin with a cloud pattern forms the seating area. The gold colour...
upper panel of door curtain
early 19th century
This item is composed of several different fabrics; the decoration on each has been achieved by a different technique. The top panel is rectangular and consists of a white silk satin ground embroider...
mandarin square or rank badge
19th century
The central motif on this mandarin square, or rank badge, is the golden pheasant, which was a symbol used by a second rank civil official. The surrounding motifs include bats and Buddhist precious th...
towel ends
before 1947
Two towel ends from Mytilene, capital of Lesbos, they are embroidered with stylised flower sprays, which are repeated to form the border pattern. Bird forms are embroidered between. The embroidery i...
embroidered border
late 19th-mid 20th Century
This narrow length of fabric has been embroidered with a geometric pattern. The label attached reads "2nd border worked also in Lady Egerton's embroidery school after or during Turco-Greco war.". Th...
embroidered fragment
before 1947
This item is a fragment with a border pattern of geometric flower motifs reminiscent of the Queen pattern. It is worked in pale shades of rose and green using pattern darning. The original label att...
Embroidered border
late 19th-mid 20th Century
This item is a narrow length of fabric embroidered with geometric patterns, probably originally intended to form some kind of border. An original hand written label accompanies the item, which may or...
tablecloth
This item is made from two pieces of cotton cloth sewn side by side to form a square. Lengths of needlework lace have been attached to two edges; along the other edges a narrower width of knitted la...
lace
before 1947
Narrow border of ecru coloured lace composed of machine made diamond net with machine embroidered stylised floral edging. The length has been joined to form a circular flounce, possibly for a sleeve o...
lace
before 1947
Machine made 6 point net with applied spots and floral bobbin made motifs. A thick cordonnet outlines the motifs. A separate hand made bobbin edging is applied along the top edge as a trimming. One en...
lace
before 1947
Lace, drawn thread worked geometric design of different motifs worked within a square ground.
